2024 Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit: Your championship cheat sheet is here!

Ready to go for that fantasy baseball trophy in 2024? So are we! But before you go on your season-long journey, you have to assemble that winning team — and the Yahoo Fantasy baseball draft kit can help you build the best squad possible! Whether mock drafting or preparing for the real thing, we've got you covered.

This page will serve as a one-stop shop for all our great draft content from our loaded team of analysts — Scott Pianowski, Dalton Del Don, Andy Behrens and Fred Zinkie. Below you'll find rankings, position previews, mock drafts and more.

And just like teams reporting to spring training, we're just getting started. Keep it locked here as we'll continue to update this page with content daily all the way up until Opening Day. Consider this your cheat sheet to a championship.

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How to play Fantasy Baseball in 2024 ⚾️


Fantasy Baseball Draft Rankings 📊

The basis of all fantasy draft prep — rankings. Check out our overall list of players, or you can examine one position at a time.

More rankings discussion


The Blueprint 👨‍💻

Your blueprint to a successful fantasy baseball draft is here. (Photo by Taylor Wilhelm/Yahoo Sports)
Your blueprint to a successful fantasy baseball draft is here. (Photo by Taylor Wilhelm/Yahoo Sports)

Even when choosing your own adventure, it's good to have a guide to lead you to the promised land of a fantasy championship. Scott Pianowski can be that guide for you, with his fantasy baseball draft blueprint.

Additional strategy tips


Positional Previews 📝

What to expect from every position in 2024 and some key draft targets — check out our rundown for each of your roster spots!


Mock Drafts 📱

Our analysts will mock throughout the draft season — who should go after Ronald Acuña Jr. at No. 1 overall?


Sleepers and Breakouts 😴 😳

You can't draft a successful fantasy baseball team without taking a few chances on high-upside players. Sometimes, those little-known and/or underrated guys are the ones who can secure you a trophy!


Players we're hyped to draft 📢

Whether it's a rookie ready to make an immediate impact, a veteran looking to rebound or names are analysts are consistently targeting in drafts, these players are worth getting amped about in 2024.

Scott Pianowski reveals the top guys he's targeting this season. (Photo by Taylor Wilhelm/Yahoo Sports)
Scott Pianowski reveals the top guys he's targeting this season. (Photo by Taylor Wilhelm/Yahoo Sports)

When you're looking for security 🔒

If you're risk averse or trying to balance out some boom-or-bust picks with players with a higher floor, targeting someone like Austin Riley — who has produced at least 30 homers, 90 runs and 90 RBI each of the past three seasons — early in your draft can go a long way.


Draft Fades 🙅‍♂️

Some of these big stars are just going way too high at ADP. (Photo by Taylor Wilhelm/Yahoo Sports)
Some of these big stars are just going way too high at ADP. (Photo by Taylor Wilhelm/Yahoo Sports)

A "fade" can take many forms — a player you're completely out on for the fantasy season, or maybe you're just out on their ADP. Whatever the case, our analysts share the sentiment of skipping out on certain players for 2024.


Tough draft calls 🤷🏻‍♂️

These are some of the players who could end up being huge fantasy contributors — or major disappointments. The electric Elly De La Cruz fits this description to a tee. Which way do you lean?


Other things to consider 🤔

A lot has happened since last season, so we highlight a few important things to remember ahead of drafts and reveal some not-so-obvious elements that could impact fantasy production.

... There is much more great draft content to come!